Oliver is finished :)

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Love love love the photograph I was asked to use for this portrait. Peaceful and calming to draw, for sure. I have to say.. that blanket took just as long as it took to draw Oliver himself 😂. All that texture and pattern of the blanket took many layers. Pastels worked so well for his portrait. The beautiful colour and vibrancy in his markings was so well suited to pastels and them creatin...
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New Rainbow subject!

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*** NEW RAINBOW SUBJECT *** ONLY 25 AVAILABLE! Yay! Such a fun project to work on! All those vibrant colours and of course super cute subjects. A little Emperor Penguin family, proud parents to their own fluffball. The more I do of my rainbow series the easier I am finding what colours I want where. I knew for this piece that I wanted to make it obvious which parent was which with the colours al...
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A Collectors View

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A couple of days ago a lovely client of mine sent me this amazing photo! She has a couple of my limited edition prints as well elsewhere in her house but all the originals here on one wall. All professionally framed around her pet portrait I also did. What an honour to know that someone has filled their house with your artwork. I have a few original pieces for sale. Head over to 'Artwork for ...
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New video tonight!

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Later tonight at 6pm I have a new video going live on my Facebook page and YouTube channel. This type of video I don't typically share just because of the editing out all the pauses so there isn't long gaps between me sharpening pencils, swapping colours and replying to messages. I thought I'd share a snippet of Olivers portrait where I am working on the shiniest, glossiest part of his c...
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Oliver in progress.

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I have got entirely engrossed in Oliver's portrait. I have two Staffies myself and they dream a lot! Roxy does some funky things with her eyes - rolling all over the place while Maisey tends to let out subtle squeaks and occasionally howls! Roxy is probably dreaming of the next thing she can eat... and Maisey is probably dreaming about the squirrels up the field where we keep our horses and shee...
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Oliver in progress..

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I have kindly been given permission to share Oliver's work in progress updates with you. One of the most popular background choices with the soft grey and subtle glow effect in the background. A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel Portrait His family wanted the portrait to capture him at his most content. For Oliver that is curled up on his blanket on his super comfy bed. Very cute and I cannot wait to...
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Hedgehog Video

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This cute guy is part of my Rainbow Series. Super cute and great fun with that vibrancy of colour and splashed background. Very limited print run of 25. Few remaining so please feel free to email me if you would like to reserve one :). I also have some of my Rainbow Giraffe prints available. https://youtu.be/2DOBo2lIHoo Music kindly supplied by Bensound.com Reference photo: Amaya Eguizá...
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Ollie’s Video :D

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A couple of months ago I was asked to draw Ollie and his brother Archie. I had already drawn the families other 6 dogs both in colour pencils and then on a large acrylic on canvas. With Archie and Ollie joining the family I was asked to do their portraits to :D Super cute, lots of curls and adorable little faces. https://youtu.be/zkzxbiS-TBQ Music by bensound I tend to work more in pas...
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